Transport Manager

Wolseley UK Limited; Hilcote; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities company in Chesterfield is hiring a Transport Manager to oversee a team of transport planners and drivers. This full-time role involves managing fleet operations, reviewing SLAs, and liaising with third-party hauliers. Candidates should have essential CPC certification, experience in fleet management, and proficiency in planning systems like Master Naut and iStan, along with Microsoft Excel skills. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus, and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing with service

Generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)

Potential to earn bonuses

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Access to online and high street discounts

Free access to healthcare

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Essential manager’s CPC certification to manage a fleet.
• Proven experience in multi-site fleet management.
• Strong background in continuous improvement for transport.
• Experience with planning systems like Master Naut and iStan.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of transport planners and drivers.
• Maintain and develop customer SLAs working with warehouses.
• Review and improve transport operations at the site.
• Liaise with third-party hauliers regularly.
• Collaborate across multiple internal teams.

Skills

Manager's CPC

Experience with multi-site fleet

Continuous improvement

Planning systems usage

Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel

Tools

Master Naut

iStan

Job description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Transport Manager – Chesterfield – Fusion Utilities

So, who are we?

We are Fusion Utilities, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention?

In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

As a Transport Manager based in Chesterfield you’ll be responsible for:

• Managing a team of 7 transport planners and drivers, conducting reviews and 1:1s
• Helping to maintain and develop customer SLAs, working closely with the warehouse to ensure all dispatches and loads are accurate and correct
• Reviewing and improving the transport site
• Liaising with third party hauliers on a regular basis, developing and maintaining strong relationships with them
• Working internally across multiple teams within the business

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday between the hours of 6.00am – 8.00pm, no weekend working!

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• A manager's CPC is essential so you can run your own fleet of vehicles
• Proven experience running a multi-site fleet and managing third party contract haulage
• Continuous improvement in developing and increasing internal transport usage
• Experience using planning systems such as Master Naut and iStan
• A strong understanding of Microsoft packages including Microsoft Excel. You will be expected to run reports on Microsoft Excel

Please be aware that we are extending the application period for this role until the new year. Consequently, interviews will not be held until then. Rest assured, we will review your application, but this process may take a bit longer than usual. If you don’t hear from us right away, please don’t worry. In the meantime, we hope you have a wonderful festive break!

We look forward to receiving your application!